Ezoleta

Ezoleta Side Effects

ezetimibe

Manufacturer:

Krka

Distributor:

Hind Wing
/
Four Star
Full Prescribing Info
Side Effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Contact the doctor immediately if experiencing unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness. This is because on rare occasions, muscle problems, including muscle breakdown resulting in kidney damage, can be serious and may become a potentially life-threatening condition.
Allergic reactions, including swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing (which requires treatment right away) have been reported in general use.
When used alone, the following side effects were reported: Common (may affect up to 1 of 10 patients): abdominal pain; diarrhoea; flatulence; feeling tired.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 of 100 patients): elevations in some laboratory blood tests of liver (transaminases) or muscle (CK) function; cough; indigestion; heartburn; nausea; joint pain; muscle spasms; neck pain; decreased appetite; pain; chest pain; hot flush; high blood pressure.
Additionally, when used with a statin, the following side effects were reported: Common (may affect up to 1 of 10 patients): elevations in some laboratory blood tests of liver function (transaminases); headache; muscle pain; tenderness or weakness.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 of 100 patients): tingling sensation; dry mouth; itching; rash; hives; back pain; muscle weakness, pain in arms and legs; unusual tiredness or weakness; swelling, especially in the hands and feet.
When used with fenofibrate, the following common side effect was reported: abdominal pain.
Additionally, the following side effects have been reported in general use: dizziness; muscle aches; liver problems; allergic reactions including rash and hives; raised red rash, sometimes with target shaped lesions (erythema multiforme); muscle pain, tenderness or weakness; muscle breakdown; gallstones or inflammation of the gallbladder (which may cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting); inflammation of the pancreas often with severe abdominal pain; constipation; reduction in blood cell counts, which may cause bruising/bleeding (thrombocytopaenia); tingling sensation; depression; unusual tiredness or weakness; shortness of breath.
If getting any side effects, talk to the doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this monograph.
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